Govt should make SOPs such as wearing masks mandatory: Senator Turi

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Senator Sajjad Hussain Turi says the government should make SOPs such as wearing masks mandatory to control the spread of the coronavirus.

"I am not in favour of a complete lockdown because we don't know when it (virus) will peak. We have no clue about it so how can we plan?" he said while speaking in the Senate.

"This is a never-ending situation," he added, emphasising that the government should follow good advice while devising its policies.

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